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SKLZ, the industry leader in sports training products, content and programs, is working with US Youth Soccer, the nation’s largest youth sports organization, to produce a player evaluation combine for teams participating at this weekend’s US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Championships. The combine will test a variety of players’ athletic abilities specific to soccer and take place Saturday, March 2 at FC Dallas Stadium Complex in Frisco, Texas.

The US Youth Soccer Region I Premier League for boys and girls teams in the Under-13 through Under-18 age groups will begin play this weekend. The US Youth Soccer Region I Premier Leagues provide an opportunity for the most competitive teams in Region I (East) to play each other on a scheduled basis while also competing for placement in the prestigious US Youth Soccer Region I Championships. The Region I Premier League is available to teams within the 15 State Associations of Region I.

US Youth Soccer has announced the rosters for the 2013 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Championshipsto be played March 1 and 3 at the FC Dallas Stadium Complex in Frisco, Texas.

US Youth Soccer Technical Director, Sam Snow, and South Texas Youth Soccer Association Technical Director, Neal Ellis, will conduct a coaching clinic for the Houston Dynamo youth staff in Houston this weekend. Youth coaches from around the Houston area will also attend.

US Youth Soccer's elite will compete at the 2013 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Championships to be played March 1 and 3 at the FC Dallas Stadium Complex in Frisco, Texas.​

Murray Clark, the president of Indiana Soccer, Samir Yasa, Indiana’s State Referee Administrator, and Matthew Burkart, one of the 12-year-old referees negatively affected by the current law that prohibits those under 14 years of age from refereeing, were able to meet with the General Council and the Commissioner at the Department of Labor. This meeting was the first step to explore how the law could be changed to allow children under age 14 to referee.

The 2013 class of the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame was announced this evening at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the 2013 US Youth Soccer Workshop at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Two integral members of the soccer community were honored: David Messersmith and Lawrence Monaco.

The recipients of the 2012 US Youth Soccer Competitive Coach of the Year award for Girls and Boys were announced tonight at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the 2013 US Youth Soccer Workshop in Indianapolis. The national US Youth Soccer Competitive Coaches of the Year award winners are Larry Best of Vienna, Va., (Girls) and Mike Dean of Omaha, Neb., (Boys).

The recipients of the 2012 US Youth Soccer Recreation Coach of the Year award for Boys and Girls were announced tonight at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the 2013 US Youth Soccer Workshop at the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis. The national US Youth Soccer Recreation Coaches of the Year award winners are Chris Thomas of Lawrenceville, N.J., (Girls) and Thomas Velek of Columbus, Miss., (Boys).